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The local Red Cross handed out water to everyone in the church as people sweated and fanned themselves. The high in Charleston was forecast in the mid-90s.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) were among those in attendance.

Haley was seen wiping away tears as people approached the altar during a prayer.

“As we come, let us remember those who were on the battle here studying the word of God,” Goff said before naming the nine victims.

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PHOTO: A group of church members greet each other before entering the Emanuel AME Church for a worship service, June 21, 2015, in Charleston, S.C.
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Outside, the church was lined with balloons and hundreds of flowers to memorialize the victims. There were also posters asking Haley to remove the Confederate flag from outside the statehouse.

Signs placed asking the Governor of South Carolina to remove the #ConfederateFlag pic.twitter.com/W4MG4wRXul

— Christopher Donato (@chrisdonato04) June 21, 2015

Family members of the victims gathered in the room where the shooting occurred after the service, placing flowers on a table inside.

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PHOTO: A memorial of flowers in the bible study room for the victims of the shooting at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is pictured here on April 21, 2015.
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